Lưu ý: Bản dịch của mục này hiện đang được kiểm tra chất lượng, vì vậy một số nội dung tạm thời chỉ hiển thị bằng tiếng Anh.
Mục từ này chưa được dịch sang ngôn ngữ của bạn, vì vậy nội dung gốc được hiển thị bên dưới.
synod
This term carries a heavy ecclesiastical weight, evoking images of formal, structured authority and traditional religious governance. It is used almost exclusively within the context of organized Christianity, particularly in Orthodox, Catholic, or Anglican traditions, to describe a high-level meeting of clergy. Unlike a general "meeting" or "conference," a synod implies a legal or canonical authority to establish laws and doctrines.
Because it refers to a specific institutional body, the word is used in both a collective sense (the group of people) and an event sense (the gathering itself). It is a formal term and would be out of place in casual conversation or non-religious administrative contexts.
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The synod met in secret to discuss the new doctrine.
I wonder if the synod will actually reach a consensus this year.
The regional synod governs all the parishes in the province.
They are convening a synod to address the crisis of leadership.
The decrees of the synod were strictly enforced across the land.
We must wait for the synod to rule on this matter of discipline.
The bishop called for an emergency synod to resolve the dispute.
Who is representing our diocese at the upcoming synod?